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Roadside Inspection 89277455

Roadside inspection on Oct 14, 2026 in Arizona • Carrier: EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC (USDOT 44064) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89277455
Date:
Oct 14, 2026
State:
Arizona
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
EHRENBERG AZ
Carrier (USDOT):
EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC (44064)
Operating authority:
MC164259
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AL28990 (AZ)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a more severe than typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.27 violations per inspection across 702 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Arizona
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 8,383 Level 1 inspections in Arizona during 2026
vs typical at EHRENBERG AZ
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 2,453 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 490,520 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
88%
227 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
25
5 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
53
11 violations · 3 OOS · 0.21 per inspection
Prior 365 days
227
41 violations · 9 OOS · 0.18 per inspection
Honest opinion

An out-of-service order is one of the most consequential outcomes a roadside inspection can produce — the most heavily-weighted OOS citation here was 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X8RJ331144 AZ AL28990 KENWORTH T680 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D8RL435909 AZ J1A3SZ WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2024 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
89253648 Oct 12, 2026 AZ L2 ROOSEVELT AZ 0 —
89220246 Oct 8, 2026 AZ L2 MESA AZ 0 —
89220243 Oct 8, 2026 AZ L2 MESA AZ 0 —
89219953 Oct 8, 2026 AZ L2 TUCSON AZ 1 —
89219864 Oct 8, 2026 AZ L2 GILBERT AZ 0 —
89217760 Oct 7, 2026 AZ L2 SELIGMAN AZ 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88257411 Jun 26, 2026 CA L2 1JJV532D8RL435909 OOS
86731498 Jan 7, 2026 CA L1 1XKYD49X8RJ331144 —
84343780 Apr 2, 2025 CA L2 1XKYD49X8RJ331144 —
83952573 Feb 21, 2025 AZ L2 1JJV532D8RL435909 —

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